Month: January 2019

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9 Great Links For You from author Andy Zach


9 Great Links For You: “Okay Andy,” you say. “Where are they?”


9 Great Links For You – The First

Here you go, the very first link. I laughed and laughed as I watched this. I remembered some scenes from my childhood, fifty years ago. Others I’ve never seen. Have you seen these scenes before? Let me know what you think in the comments or contact me. I’ve got a free ebook for the best comment.

9 Great Links For You – The Second

Elon Musk: Why I’m Building the Starship out of Stainless Steel

9 Great Links - SpaceX Test Starship
9 Great Links – SpaceX Test Starship

My dad had subscriptions to Popular Science and Popular Mechanics and I always read those magazines through the 60s and 70s. I was tickled to find this article in PM. It was so interesting! Do you think so?


9 Great Links For You – The Third

Did you know I like tea, as well as funny zombies? Check out my new video next, where I talk about both.

9 Great Links For You – The Fourth

I’ve played basketball since I was 18 and I’ve followed basketball since I was 13. Now I’m following a great college talent, Zion Williamson. Here’s the best video of him so far.

5 Minutes of Zion Williamson Highlights

9 Great Links For You – The Fifth

I meet a lot of great authors. One of them, Zachry Wheeler interviewed me. If you’ve followed this blog long or not, check it out and see if you learn something new.

Zeedub Bezzies: Travel, Tunes, and Zombie Turkeys with Andy Zach

by Zachry Wheeler | Jan 23, 2019 | Zeedub Bezzies

Zeedub Bezzies is an ongoing series where I showcase talented authors by goading them into random questioning. It’s good fun, a little weird, sometimes awkward, but always entertaining.

My my my, how to describe Andy Zach in simple and conventional terms. A nigh impossible task, but let’s try anyway for our own amusement. Peculiar? Yeah, but that’s par for the author course. Quirky? Most definitely, but that doesn’t paint the fullest of portraits. Delightfully bizarre in a preternatural Lemony Snicket kind of way? Mhmm, that’s about as close as we’re going to get. Andy found it most agreeable to participate in Zeedub Bezzies, so let’s find out more about him.

What were the inspirations for your stories?

Zombie Turkeys – frying a turkey and imagining it coming back to life.

More here.



9 Great Links For You – The Sixth

The next video is six minutes long and boring. It just shows a light pulse moving from the Earth to Mars and back. The awesome thing is, since it’s moving at the speed of light, it gives you a feel for the vast distance between Mars and the Earth, even at our closest approach.

How slow light moves between the Earth and Mars


9 Great Links For You – The Seventh

How about a new audiobook? I’ve got one! The link includes a free sample. Or, you can win one by entering here for my two monthly drawings.

9 Great Links
Now available in audiobook! Click for free sample.

You can also get Paranormal Privateers on Audible or iTunes.


9 Great Links For You – The Eighth

In case you didn’t realize, I love cruising YouTube looking for fun content. Here’s The Incredibles 2 re-edited into seven different genres.

The Incredibles 2 re-edited into 7 different genres


9 Great Links For You – The Ninth

How can I wind up this list? How about with a clip from one of the most iconic comedies of all time?

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New Year New Book from author Andy Zach

New Year, New Book

New Year New Book from Andy Zach

New Year New Book–“Wait!” you say. “What book is this?”

My next book is Secret Supers. It’s about four seventh graders with disabilities who acquire superpowers. They use their disabilities to hide their super identities and to fight crime. But it’s not easy, either being disabled or superpowered.

But that’s not all. I’m giving a free excerpt to my newsletter readers as of my next newsletter. Join here.

Newsletters subscribers also are automatically entered in my monthly drawing for a free book and a free audiobook.

New Year New Book – and news about the last book

My third novel, Paranormal Privateers is now available on audiobook!

New Year, New Book
Click to get your audiobook copy
of Paranormal Privateers

If you don’t want to buy Paranormal Privateers from Audible, you can also get it from the iTunes store or from Amazon. Here are some reviews:

New Year New book
Zombie corgi butt, now in audiobook

Rudolph Wittmer

4.0 out of 5 stars

Different tilt on a zombie series

December 6, 2018

Format: Kindle Edition

I have read the whole series and enjoyed it. I did not find myself staying g up all night to finish or rushing home to read. That was probably a good thing as then If I had I’d of been cranky and over sleep for work. Never a pretty sight as I am not a morning person anyway. I liked the book for the unusual perspectives and storyline. If I spot about her book from this author O would definitely give it a try.

The next review is:

New Year New Book
Chapter 5 London chapter icon – what could it mean? Click and find out!

Ann Keeran

5.0 out of 5 stars

Undead Pirates?

May 7, 2018

Format: Kindle Edition

Super fun saga following the antics of the Paranormal Privateers. Laugh as they save the world. Who would have thought that the undead would be the saviors of the world? A not-so realistic view of the future of the world. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. If you like comedy, the paranormal or books about pirates, you will absolutely love Paranormal Privateers.

New Year New Book and News Next

So what’s new beyond the new book?

How about a spaceship? A stainless steel spaceship?  Why stainless steel? Isn’t that heavy? Read about Elon Musk’s answer.

Continuing my outer space theme (I am a science fiction author), here’s a list of fifty-five must read science fiction books. How many have you read? Comment below or send me an email and the highest number gets a free ebook.

 

Finally, I have another picture of the starship.

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2018: Twelve Laughing Months from Andy Zach

You may ask why is my post entitled ‘2018: Twelve Laughing Months’? Because while working as a comic author and blogger I laugh almost every day. I invite you to share my laughter.

That’s a high standard for a blog! If I fall short, you can always make fun of me! Comment here if you like or dislike this post, or in the comment section below.

Twelve Laughing Months
Andy Zach, laughing at Twelve Laughing Months

Twelve Laughing Months: January

Twelve Laughing Months
Paranormal Privateers backcover. Can you find the hidden pictures?

So what funny thing happened in January? I finished writing my first draft of Paranormal Privateers, my Novel for November by NaNoWriMo. It’s funny, because you’re supposed to finish in November. It’s funny because I actually wrote the required 50,000 words in November–and was less than half done. I misplanned–badly.

After that struggle, I was ready for some humor: The Latest Zombie Humor From Around the Web.  

Here’s my favorite from that post:

Chickens from space!

There also this: Get Your Ridiculous On. That post has this video:

Bruce Lee with a light saber. What more could you want?
Following is February . . .

Twelve Laughing Months: February

February was worse for me as a writer–I had to edit my first draft. And I was under a time crunch. And my illustrator was behind. And my editor needed time. And I’d already committed to a launch date in May.

What’s funny about that? I kick off the month with Paranormal Super Bowl!

What happens when 100,000 zombie turkeys land during the Thanksgiving Day football game?

Then there is this educational video:

Aren’t you eager to use ‘crapulous’ in a sentence?

Moving on to March . . .


Twelve Laughing Months: March

What can be funnier than your own tombstone? The epitaph on it! It’s all in this blog post, Andy Zach’s Tombstone. But don’t worry–there’s still more to come!

Twelve Laughing Months
Dr. Andy Zach epitaph

Martha Stewart, a zombie prepper. Who knew?

Martha Stewart Will Definitely Survive the Zombie Apocalypse


Advancing to April we have . . .


Twelve Laughing Months: April

“C’mon Zach! April is tax month, there’s nothing funny about that!”

How about real life Transformers?

Transformers also come in red.

But I also have practical links like the following:


Zombie Apocalypse! 6 Warriors Explain How We Can Pack, Prepare and Survive

May May move you to laughter . . .

Twelve Laughing Months: May

Happy Mother’s Day from My Undead Mother-in-law!

Twelve Laughing Months
A Heartwarming Zombie Family Meal

To further entertain you, here is the first chapter of My Undead Mother-in-law.

Jumping on to June . . .

Twelve Laughing Months: June

In June I tell you How a Fried Turkey Led to Writing Paranormal Privateers

You will see helpful videos like:

I mean really, don’t do this!

I also share some chapter icons from Paranormal Privateers.

Twelve Laughing Months
Why is Marilyn Monroe a chapter icon of Paranormal Privateers? Read and find out!
Twelve Laughing Months
Zombie corgis chapter icon from Paranormal Privateers.

Juxtapose to July . . .

Twelve Laughing Months: July

From my blog post Do You Want A Funny Novel @ 80% Off? Try Paranormal Privateers I have these two videos. Don’t miss them!

Don’t you just hate it when you transform yourself and you get stuck halfway through?

We’ll close with Henny Youngman.

Advancing to August . . .

Twelve Laughing Months: August

From Get 3 Great Writing Tips from Author Andy Zach you get this funny-colored squirrel. It’s real, not photoshopped, from Malabar India.

Malabar Giant Squirrel from India

Next, from Fan Comments and Free Books–Get Yours Now we have another photo that looks doctored, but it’s not. How would you like to be on this ship? Or on the B-52?

B-52 pilot behaving badly

I must close with another Weird Al video. Enjoy!

Have you seen a conductor like this before?

Sequeing to September . . .


Twelve Laughing Months: September
Twelve Laughing Months: September

September was my big convention month at PennedCon. I have a lot of pictures here. The theme was a 20s speakeasy.

Andy Zach and his assistance Tori at PennedCon

From 3 Fun Links 3 Writing Tips by Author Andy Zach there’s this gem.

Handy writing advice

And also some humorous names from the 18th century:

Then from Andy Zach Cruises the Internet and Gives Stuff Away
you get this delightful mashup of ABBA and Captain America, Winter Soldier.

Onward to October!


Twelve Laughing Months: October

October’s laughter is here!

Weird Al Yankovic as Lady Gaga

Now for something you may never have seen before: Alexa combined with Billy Bass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=vn4YlAlHn-Y

Next is November!


Twelve Laughing Months: November

Naturally, I must start with the novel that climaxes on Thanksgiving day. Laugh at this except I read from my novel Zombie Turkeys. From blog post:A Zombie Turkeys Thanksgiving to You–Say What?

Zombie Turkeys on Thanksgiving

After Thanksgiving I went to Chambanacon, a relaxacon, a relaxed SciFi/Fantasy convention. Here’s a picture of me and Brenda Sutton, to give you the vibe there.

Andy Zach and Brenda Sutton and the Chambanacon mascot

Finally, delight in December.

Twelve Laughing Months: December

From my notable Christmas giving season post 12 Days of Christmas, Zombie Turkey Style we have this.

Christmas Zombie Turkey Style
Zombie Turkeys at Shedd Aquarium – chapter icon

Next, you get my normal nonsense video.

I can’t top that–in 2018. But maybe in 2019 will be even better! If you don’t want to miss a single post, subscribe here.